The 1997 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe. Most notably, it was the only WSOP where the Main Event final table took place outdoors, at the Fremont Street Experience, just outside Binions.

Preliminary events

There were 20 preliminary bracelet events at the 1997 World Series of Poker.

Main Event

There were 312 entrants to the main event. Each entrant paid $10,000 to enter the tournament, with the top 27 players finishing in the money. Stu Ungar won the Main Event for a record-tying third time.

Final table

*Career statistics prior to the beginning of the 1997 Main Event.

Final table results

In The Money Finishes

NB: This list is restricted to In The Money finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.